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... bad luck persists , a more drastic step must be taken . She should collect water from seven different wells and bathe in ... evil spirits begin to come out , and when one's semangat is at its weakest . This is why it is very bad to sleep ...
... bad luck persists , a more drastic step must be taken . She should collect water from seven different wells and bathe in ... evil spirits begin to come out , and when one's semangat is at its weakest . This is why it is very bad to sleep ...
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... spirit , which survives the physical death ) are present . One of them would have wandered off , leaving the ... spirits , such as the polong ( a familiar reared by someone to do evil ) , begin to scout around for victims . There ...
... spirit , which survives the physical death ) are present . One of them would have wandered off , leaving the ... spirits , such as the polong ( a familiar reared by someone to do evil ) , begin to scout around for victims . There ...
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... spirit of a white tiger , which is sacred . He then murmurs the appropriate ... evil influences . Some use the twigs and leaves of special plants . Others ... spirits to leave in them . When I was a boy , a middle - aged Baba who used ...
... spirit of a white tiger , which is sacred . He then murmurs the appropriate ... evil influences . Some use the twigs and leaves of special plants . Others ... spirits to leave in them . When I was a boy , a middle - aged Baba who used ...
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Introduction | 1 |
Meal Time Pertuas and Things | 25 |
Homage and Worship | 65 |
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